‘It was the worst possible timing’: the response of UK Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships to Covid-19
Author(s)
Brown, Megan EL
Parekh, Ravi
Anderson, Kevin
Mayat, Nabilah
McKeown, Andy
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Covid-19 has altered medical education worldwide. Given recent events, UK Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships (LICs), which are relatively new innovations, may have changed in structure and delivery, or may have demonstrated resilience. Collating the responses and experiences of UK institutions may yield transferrable recommendations for institutions wishing to develop sustainable LICs. A mixed-methods survey concerning LIC prevalence, variety, and experiences of responses to Covid-19 was circulated to all 33 UK medical schools through academic networks. 25 survey responses were received, representing 20 institutions. 12 faculty completed follow up semi-structured interviews. 13 LICs were reported: 1 wasn’t running during 2020, 5 were running unchanged, and 7 with alterations. 2 additional LICs were planned. Thematic analysis of free-text survey and interview responses revealed that relationships between faculty and institutions were central in facilitating recent adaptations to UK LICs. Given model flexibility, an increased drive to develop LICs was also evident. Barriers to adapting programmes included uncertainty regarding progression of Covid-19 restrictions and issues with secondary care access. Investing in faculty development and support networks could increase LIC sustainability. By highlighting the relative resilience of UK LIC placements during Covid-19, these findings offer important insight for the future delivery of sustainable LICs within, and beyond, the UK.
Date Issued
2022-06-30
Date Acceptance
2022-05-09
Citation
Education for Primary Care, 2022, 33 (5), pp.288-295
ISSN
1367-8523
Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Start Page
288
End Page
295
Journal / Book Title
Education for Primary Care
Volume
33
Issue
5
Copyright Statement
© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Primary Health Care
General & Internal Medicine
Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship
Covid-19
relationships
adaptations
sustainability
MEDICAL-STUDENTS
COMMUNITIES
Covid-19
Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship
adaptations
relationships
sustainability
COVID-19
Clinical Clerkship
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
Humans
Schools, Medical
Students, Medical
United Kingdom
Humans
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
Clinical Clerkship
Schools, Medical
Students, Medical
United Kingdom
COVID-19
Public Health
1117 Public Health and Health Services
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2022-06-30